Bitcoin core and bitcoin abc on the same computer?

[ledsgo]

Hi,

I use armory to hold my bitcoin (I have to change that...) and need to have bitcoincore maintaining the database behind.

When I installed bitcoinabc (in a different folder) it seems to have corrupted my btc database.

I had to delete and download everything again...ouch!

Can I install both on the same computer?

[ranochigo]

Hi,

I use armory to hold my bitcoin (I have to change that...) and need to have bitcoincore maintaining the database behind.

When I installed bitcoinabc (in a different folder) it seems to have corrupted my btc database.

I had to delete and download everything again...ouch!

Can I install both on the same computer?

Bitcoin ABC used to point their database in the same directory as Bitcoin Core and that was a problem since they have differing blocks after the fork. Im not really sure whether they corrected it or not.

You can install both of the clients in the same computer but you have to specify an alternate data directory. When you run Bitcoin ABC, you have to have -datadir=[directory here] to have Bitcoin ABC obtain the data directory from a different place.

[ledsgo]

I did install it in a different directory, I even installed it on a different user.

Maybe something else went wrong with my database. Anyway, I am going to try again. Thanks!

[ranochigo]

I did install it in a different directory, I even installed it on a different user.

Maybe something else went wrong with my database. Anyway, I am going to try again. Thanks!

Did you specify the data directory? Your installation directory is different from a data directory. Your installation directory contains the itself while the data directory contains the database, blocks, wallets etc.

Even if you install it in a different directory, both client will have their data directory pointed at the same place, resulting in corruption. You HAVE to specify an alternate directory for either of the client to prevent them from loading information from the same directory.

[LoyceV]

I did install it in a different directory, I even installed it on a different user.

On a proper Operating System, user directories shouldn't be able to touch eachother.
I don't trust many wallets, and keep most wallets in their own Virtual Machine. If you have enough disk space to add another full blockchain, and have some RAM to spare, I recommend to use VirtualBox for all (untrusted) altcoin wallets.

[AtheistAKASaneBrain]

I did install it in a different directory, I even installed it on a different user.

On a proper Operating System, user directories shouldn't be able to touch eachother.
I don't trust many wallets, and keep most wallets in their own Virtual Machine. If you have enough disk space to add another full blockchain, and have some RAM to spare, I recommend to use VirtualBox for all (untrusted) altcoin wallets.

I wouldn't even trust Virtual Machines like Virtualbox. There are attacks that can tresspass the barriers of the VM and infect the main OS.

If you are serious about your bitcoins, get an additional computer to install dodgy software (and Bitcoin ABC is pretty dodgy in my book). Basically any altcoin software is a potential threat, so get some laptop and use it to completely isolate your main computer is my advice. Once you access the coins, you will be able to delete Bitcoin ABC and get the free space back for the next fork.

[ledsgo]

I wouldn't even trust Virtual Machines like Virtualbox. There are attacks that can tresspass the barriers of the VM and infect the main OS.

If you are serious about your bitcoins, get an additional computer to install dodgy software (and Bitcoin ABC is pretty dodgy in my book). Basically any altcoin software is a potential threat, so get some laptop and use it to completely isolate your main computer is my advice. Once you access the coins, you will be able to delete Bitcoin ABC and get the free space back for the next fork.

Yeah, that is a good advice, thanks!

[salmanahmedone]

Hi,

I use armory to hold my bitcoin (I have to change that...) and need to have bitcoincore maintaining the database behind.

When I installed bitcoinabc (in a different folder) it seems to have corrupted my btc database.

I had to delete and download everything again...ouch!

Can I install both on the same computer?

They have nothing to do with each other, so they should not conflict. We have run up to 100 different coins on the same box at the same time, the only issue there would be power and bogging the system. As long as ports do not conflict and you are not using two deep Java built coins, then there is never an issue.

[jackg]

Hi,

I use armory to hold my bitcoin (I have to change that...) and need to have bitcoincore maintaining the database behind.

When I installed bitcoinabc (in a different folder) it seems to have corrupted my btc database.

I had to delete and download everything again...ouch!

Can I install both on the same computer?

They have nothing to do with each other, so they should not conflict. We have run up to 100 different coins on the same box at the same time, the only issue there would be power and bogging the system. As long as ports do not conflict and you are not using two deep Java built coins, then there is never an issue.

The default datadirs do conflict (or they did when I used them) as above stated. The solution is to make a 1 line bat file just pointing out where the data is stored.
Don't try to do fancy stuff with the config logs as they both try to listen to the same log also.